Hericium erinaceus - Lion's Mane

Description:
Large, white, unbranched fungus growing from a dead hardwood. Covered in long, smooth teeth. Slightly dessicated from lack of rain.

Habitat:
On a dead hardwood at the top of a ridge in a dense mixed hardwood forest.

comments (2)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

In a pristine state, nice catch! Posted 7 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you! It was a pretty delicious find! We pan-fried part of it and dried the remainder for later use :) Posted 7 years ago

The Lion's-mane Mushroom

''Hericium erinaceus'' is an edible mushroom belonging to the tooth fungus group. Native to North America, Europe and Asia, it can be identified by its long spines , occurrence on hardwoods, and tendency to grow a single clump of dangling spines. The fruit bodies can be harvested and used as food. There is no high-quality evidence from clinical research to indicate that lion's mane mushroom has medicinal properties.

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Similar species: Russulales

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling